Barrel lifter



y 29, 1952 T. c. SCHNEIDER ,605,

BARREL LIFTER Filed June 1, 1951 7 Q INVENTOR THO/ m: c'-. Jaws/015e,

Patented July 29, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BARREL LIFTER Thomas C. Schneider, Gainesville, Tex.

Application June 1, 1951, Serial No. 229,510

1 Claim. 1

This invention appertains to improvements in hand tools of the type utilized in lifting drums, barrels or similar objects.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a barrel lifter tool, which can be effectively and conveniently utilized in upending barrels, without imposing any strain on a laborer and with any possibility of injury to the feet or legs of the laborer being obviated.

Another object of this invention is to provide a structurally simple and efficient tool, which does not have any moving parts and which is ruggedly constructed, so that it is dependable in use and is constructed in a fashion to engage various types of barrels under different handling conditions.

These and ancillary objects and structural features of merit are attained by this invention, the preferred embodiment of which is set forth in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a barrel lifter tool, constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is an end elevational view, and,

Figure 4 is a view in perspective, illustrating the tool in use.

With continued reference to the drawing, the hand tool Ill is specifically constructed for engaging various types of barrels or drums and lifting the drums or barrels, such as the barrel 12, from a position on their side wall to a position on one of their ends.

The hand tool l includes a handle or hand shaft H, which has an integral right angular extension I6 formed at one end. A diagonal brace I8 is welded at its opposing ends to the hand shaft and to the extension, so as to rigidify the extension.

A notch 20 is formed in the outer side of the extension 16 adjacent the free end 22 thereof and spaced from the end. The notch seats the flange 24 of a right angular bracket, the flange being welded to the extension and the flange 26 of the bracket extending laterally from the extension and being welded thereto.

An arm 28 is affixed at one end to the flange 24 and projects laterally from the extension 16, the arm 28 paralleling the hand shaft l4 and having an arcuate plate 30 welded at its center to the end of the arm, at the outer or free end of the arm.

In use, as illustrated in Figure 4, the arcuate flange 30 conforms to the curved cross section of the side wall of the barrel l2 and engages the outer surface of the side wall, with the flange 26 defining an abutment member, engageable interiorly of the upstanding lip 32 on the end of the barrel, the lip being conventional. Thus, the tool is effectively clamped to the barrel, with the plate 30 engaging the outer surface of the side wall of the barrel and the flange 26 forming an abutment and engaging the inner surface of the lip 32 on the end of the barrel. The extension 16 overlies the end of the barrel and the hand shaft or handle I4 projects outwardly from the end and parallels the arm 28. The barrel is raised, with upward force being exerted on the hand shaft l4. The extension l6 and hand shaft 14 are rigidly constructed, with the aid of the brace I8.

The integral handle or hand shaft and extension, together with the arm 28, and the brace I8 are preferably tubular, so as to form a lightweight but compact and sturdy tool.

Of course, the tool may be constructed from any type of material and the extension may be rigidified in any suitable manner, so that a rugged and structurally simple tool of the barrel lifter type is provided and the extension may be merely an offset on the handle end with the arm formed integrally therewith.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is:

A hand tool for lifting barrels comprising a hand shaft, a lateral extension on one end of the shaft, a lateral arm formed on the outer end of the extension and extending forwardly of the hand shaft and in parallelism therewith, an arcuate plate transversely mounted on the inner surface of the arm at the outer end thereof and an abutment laterally extending from the extension and disposed adjacent and in slightly spaced relation to the inner surface of the arm at the inner end there-of for engaging the annular flange on an end of the barrel with the plate engaged exteriorly on the side wall of a barrel and the extension disposed radially on the said end of the barrel.

THOMAS C. SCHNEIDER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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